IPv6 and Network Security Deployment Use Cases

Abstract

As the digital campus rapidly develops, universities are faced with the issue of a lack of IP addresses and demands for even greater network security. What measures should we be taking to answer these challenges? In order to make up for the lack of IPv4 addresses and to maintain future internet connectivity, 12 years ago Fukuoka University commenced the task of moving to IPv6 in the campus network. In addition, to meet the challenges of the ever increasing diverse and advanced nature of malicious network attacks, there is an acute need for a more flexible and changeable approach in creating a wide-ranging multi-layered system for campus network security. This paper analyses the implementation, operation and current status of the IPv6 network and network security at Fukuoka University, and examines the results and future implications.